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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I remove a user account?</h1></div>
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    <p>Removing an account deletes all the user data for that user, including any grades, resources, and other user-related files or activity. This option should be used with caution, as it will delete all information associated with the account!</p>
<p><em>Note: You may want to disable the user instead. Disabling a user account blocks that user from being able to access the system. However, the user's data and activity are still retained in the system. </em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Users.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Users</strong> tool from the Tool Menu in the Administration Workspace.</p>
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    <p>Enter a search term to locate the account you are looking for. You may search by a full or partial string of characters which appears in the user id, name, or email fields of a user's account.</p>
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    <p>All internal accounts meeting the search criteria will be displayed.</p>
<p><em>Note: Users defined by an external user authority (e.g. LDAP, etc.) are not listed here.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click on an individual user id to view that user's details.</h2>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Remove User.</h2>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Remove to confirm deletion.</h2>
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    <p>You will be prompted to confirm the removal of the user account. If you are sure you want to delete the user, click <strong>Remove</strong>. </p>
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